I wanted to see this with my own eyes, so I took a wide angle photo (see above) and from the same place (at about 9 m. distance), with maximal zoom (30x), a detail photo (see next picture). Because of the rainy weather I took the photos at home. I am happy with the results.

Bea, I did check the various internet prices for this camera. At the moment the lowest price (including postage) is 444 euro, but you can get it even slightly cheaper when you choose a web shop which has a back cash arrangement of 25 euro with Sony. Then you can get it for 435 euro.